Tanzania unveils mega sugarcane production project
Kenya Revenue Authority officers inspect the 750 bags of sugar that were found at Badar warehouse in Likoni, Mombasa after being imported to Kenya illegally from Brazil destined for Tanzania. PHOTO FILE | NMG
Two pension schemes in Tanzania have ventured into sugarcane farming to address the current shortage of sugar in the country.
The National Social Security Fund and the PPF Pensions Fund recently launched the 12,000-acre Mbigiri Farm and the 63,000-acre Mkulazi Farm in Morogoro region of eastern Tanzania.